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Ransom Eli Olds
Ransom Eli Olds (3 June 1864 – 26 August 1950) was a pioneer in the automobile industry, a member of the Templar Order and one of the "Founders" of Abstergo Industries.[1] Working with his fellow Templar Henry Ford, he designed the assembly line to increase production. More secretly, he helped formulate the Templar plan to gain influence through the spread of capitalism in developing markets.
Olds was best known was the founder of the Oldsmobile and REO brands of automobiles. He founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan, on 21 August 1897. Olds was a Republican, and served as a delegate from Michigan's 6th District to the 1908 Republican National Convention, which nominated William Howard Taft for president.